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A man with short dark hair swims in churning, muddy grey-brown water, one arm thrust forward through a spray of white splashes. He wears a white undergarment and is shown from the side, with his shoulders and head above the surface. No ritual objects or identifiable setting are visible beyond the river water.

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July 27 20142014-07-27A person with wet dark hair swims or bathes in churning, pale grey-brown water, arms extended forward and splashing up a spray of droplets. Only the head, shoulders and one outstretched arm are visible, and the face is partly hidden by the water. No robes, garlands or ritual objects are visible.2014-07-27Two people swim through turbulent, churning brown-white river water, sending up heavy splashes and spray. The figure on the right, with wet dark hair and an arm raised, faces sideways and breathes above the surface, while the figure on the left is largely submerged with only the head and one arm visible. No identifiable a person candidate is present, and there is no ritual, discourse or ashram setting visible.2014-07-27Two swimmers churn through rough, foamy white river water. The swimmer on the right wears a black cap with a white band and has his head turned above the surface, arms stroking through spray. A second swimmer at the left edge, bare-shouldered with a dark cap, reaches forward. The water is turbulent and milky with splashing whitecaps. No ritual setting or identifiable individual is evident, and the scene appears to be a river swim.2014-07-27May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a smiling man swimming in a churning, muddy river. He is shown from the chest up with his head above the water, extending his right arm forward across the surface. He has short dark hair and a red thread tied on his wrist. Behind him, a pink concrete riverside wall with open lattice-like block openings runs along the water's edge. The water is pale brown-grey with foamy white ripples. No ritual, puja or ceremony is visible, and no deity or ashram setting is shown.2014-07-27A bare-chested person with wet dark hair plunges or splashes through turbulent, churning brown water. One arm reaches up above the surface, and a wooden pole or stick extends diagonally from the top of the frame. Spray and water droplets fill the scene. The figure's appearance is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity, and no distinctive ceremonial cues such as saffron clothing, malas or crown are apparent.2013-02-05A bare-chested man with short dark hair and a short beard stands waist-deep in a wide, murky brown river, leaning forward with his arms stretched out to the sides and eyes lowered. A beaded white-and-dark rudraksha-style mala hangs around his neck. Behind him, multi-storey buildings in pink, orange and brown line the far riverbank under green wooded hills, with a few small figures on the steps and a rooftop walkway at right. The water is choppy and pale.2014-07-21February 05 20132013-02-05July 27 20142014-07-27July 27 20142014-07-27A photograph of a bare-chested person with long wet dark hair immersing their head into a brown river, with water splashing up around them. The person wears an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist and draped over the shoulders, and one arm extends forward into the water. A small boat edge is visible at the upper left corner of the frame.2006-01-08